PervWatch

It’s not just the Greens – Nick Minchin and the Libs like kiddie pr0n too.

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Last term for the Liberals’ conscience

Petro Georgiou has announced his intention to retire after the current term. The big question – will Michael Kroger settle for choosing his replacement or will he decide to take the seat for himself? If the Libs look set to lose the next election, it could be a good time to slot into a safe [...]

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Bonus

Turns out the Libs didn’t get themselves back up to seven seats in the ACT election – the Greens have picked up a fourth seat at their expense.

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Supervote Saturday commentary

Labor got the hiding they expected and deserved in the NSW by-elections. They may have only lost one seat, but the swing against them speaks volumes. Rees is going to need to eliminate the stench by 2011 or, barring yet another Liberal Party implosion, the Carr-Iemma-Rees dynasty will be over.
The Nats – and, since the [...]

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45-41

That should put an end to the destabilisation, eh?
ELSEWHERE: If you can’t find other blog posts on this yourself, you’re probably beyond help. Okay, here’s a hint: Pick any of the non-crap links from my blogroll and you ought to find something.

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HULK SPILL!

Brendan’s not taking any of your shit any more, right?
Federal Opposition Leader Brendan Nelson has called a leadership vote for tomorrow morning.
Late this afternoon he called his Liberal colleagues to an unscheduled meeting.
It is understood Dr Nelson is trying to settle the leadership by calling on a vote.

I suspect he’s actually aiming to demonstrate that [...]

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Whack-A-Mole

This is just begging to be turned into a reality TV show:
Outspoken Federal Liberal MP Wilson Tuckey has pledged to pursue members of his own party he accuses of deliberately destabilising the leadership.

Interestingly, he hasn’t had anything to say about the Mad Monk popping his head in front of every available camera to agitate for [...]

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Oh, good grief

So this, apparently, is how it goes:

In 1994, when he was not Prime Minister, a politician agreed to hand over the reins to his second-in-command during his second term as PM.
Once in power, said politician reneged on his agreement – which would have required him to step aside between the 1998 and 2001 elections.
The second-in-command, [...]

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Inconceivable

Interest rates dropping and now unemployment down slightly – the Libs are going to need a new economic narrative to tag Labor with.

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Ding. Dong.

He’s not the Messiah – he’s a very naughty boy.
ELSEWHERE: Some people still can’t be convinced it’s over.

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